Wine bottle holding system

ABSTRACT

The mounting peg systems are provided in pairs and hold a single wine bottle in the curvature of the distal end of the peg person when persons want to expand their storage capability they can provide either double or triple peg mountings as desired.

INDEX TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a non-provisional of and claims benefit to U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/161,904 filed May 15, 2015the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

As generally understood, the present invention provides a mounting pegsystem that provides for increased storage of wine bottles in a winecellar.

The mounting peg systems are provided in pairs and hold a single winebottle in the curvature of the distal end of the peg person when personswant to expand their storage capability they can provide either doubleor triple peg mountings as desired.

It is further contemplated in one embodiment of the present inventionthat the wall mounting will not attach to the actual wall of a room butwill be provided as a secondary item that further can be attached to thewall.

In one embodiment, this is a secondary piece of wood, plywood, or othersuch article.

In one embodiment, the present invention is a bottle storage systemcomprising:

a mounting surface constructed and arranged with a plurality ofreceiving cavities;a support peg constructed and arranged to attach to said mountingsurface, said peg having a proximal end for mounting and a distal endwith a convex curvature constructed and arranged for use in pairs andholding a bottle thereon.

In one embodiment, the support peg has a convex curved surface, wherebythe minimum diameter of the convex surface is approximately between30-70% the diameter of the non convex surface.

In one embodiment, two support pegs are connected end to end utilizing apeg connector and said two connected support pegs attached to saidmounting surface in a single receiving cavity. In one embodiment, eachconvex curved surface is formed with an angular offset relative to avertical plane perpendicular having a measurement between approximately95 and 110°.

In one embodiment, the two pegs are of substantially congruent lengths.

In one embodiment, the two pegs are of different lengths.

Also contemplated is a method of storing bottles, said method comprisingthe steps of:

providing a system as described herein;

mounting at least two pegs on said mounting surface in successivecomplimentary positions;

positioning a bottle in a substantially horizontal orientation on saidtwo pegs whereby said bottle has a neck that is positioned to nest inthe convex portion of one of the mounting pegs.

The method includes using two or three end to end pegs and mounting twoor three bottles on one pair of two peg systems as best seen in FIG. 11.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side partial perspective view demonstrating both separatedand connected tags according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view demonstrating placement of wine bottles on pegsaccording to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side partial cross-section view of the top portion of a pegaccording to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a peg according to one embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 5 is a side partial cross-section view of the top portion of thepeg according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the pack from FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a connector according to one embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 8 is an end view of the connector from FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a side view of an end cap embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an end view from FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view demonstrating placement of wine bottles inone embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention represents advancement in systems used for storingwine bottles. As generally understood, the system 12 includes a mountingpeg 10 that is constructed and arranged to interact with a mountingscrew 22 attached to mounting surface 20. In one embodiment, mountingsurface 20 is a mounting board or a mounting wall configured withreceiving cavities 21 for receiving mounting screws 22.

Mounting peg 10 includes a main body, which can be an elongated mainbody 36, or a shortened main body 34, each having a proximal, ormounting end 32 and a distal end 34. Mounting and 32 is constructed andarranged with a receiving cavity 30 constructed and arranged to receivemounting screw 22 therein. Distal end 34 is similarly configured andscrew 30 is either a connecting screw 38 or endcap 40.

Mounting peg 10 includes a distal or connecting end 34 constructed andarranged with a curved convex mounting surface 28 wherein said convexsurface 28 when paired with a second peg provides for the support ofwine bottles thereon. Distal or connecting and 34 has formed thereinconnecting cavity 30 that is constructed and arranged to receive amounting peg from a subsequent mounting peg system 10 attached thereto.

Distal or connecting end 34 is further constructed and arranged with anangular flange arrangement as demonstrated in each of the FIGS. 3 and 5.In a preferred embodiment, angle X is an obtuse angle, relative to avertical plane, having a measurement between approximately 95 and 110°.

In use, a user will be provided with mounting peg system 10 and securesystem 10 onto a wall and attach a desired number and arrangement ofmounting pegs 10 as desired. As shown in FIG. 2, successivecomplimentary positions 13 of cavities 21 are utilized for supporting abottle 14 as shown. The successively positioned pegs are such that onepeg or peg system supports the main part of the bottle body and thesecond of the successive pegs positioned supports the bottle neckportion by nesting the bottle neck in the convex curvature portion.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, two or three bottles arearranged on a single pair of successive mounting pegs. This allows forgreater use of storage space than traditional wine racks or wineshelves. As seen in FIG. 1, the separated view of elongated main body 36and shortened main body 34 demonstrate construction of a peg to hold twoor three bottles. Although the figure shows the separated view ofelongated main body 36 shortened main body 34, any combination of two ormore connected elongated main body 36, or two or more shortened mainbody 34, as well as combinations thereof are contemplated in the presentinvention.

While the invention has been described in its preferred form orembodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that thisdescription has been given only by way of example and that numerouschanges in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, includingthe combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed:
 1. A bottle storage system comprising: a mountingsurface constructed and arranged with a plurality of receiving cavities;a support peg constructed and arranged to attach to said mountingsurface, said peg having a proximal end for mounting and a distal endwith a convex curvature constructed and arranged for use in pairs andholding a bottle thereon.
 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said supportpeg has a convex curved surface, whereby the minimum diameter of theconvex surface is approximately between 30-70% the diameter of the nonconvex surface.
 3. The system of claim 1, whereby two support pegs areconnected end to end utilizing a peg connector and said two connectedsupport pegs attached to said mounting surface in a single receivingcavity.
 4. The system of claim 1, whereby each convex curved surface isformed with an angular offset relative to a vertical plane perpendicularhaving a measurement between approximately 95 and 110°.
 5. The system ofclaim 3 where said two pegs are of substantially congruent lengths. 6.The system of claim 3 where said two pegs are of different lengths. 7.The system of claim 3 configured for supporting two or three bottles ona single pair of successively positioned mounting pegs whereby eachbottle has a neck that nests in a single convex curvature of saidsupport pegs connected end to end.
 8. A method of storing bottles, saidmethod comprising the steps of: providing a system of claim 1; mountingat least two pegs on said mounting surface in successive complimentarypositions; positioning a bottle in a substantially horizontalorientation on said two pegs whereby said bottle has a neck that ispositioned to nest in the convex portion of one of the mounting pegs. 9.The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of mounting anadditional peg in an end to end arrangement on each of said two pegs onsaid mounting surface outward from said mounting surface, placing twobottles on said two pegs, each bottle having a bottle neck nesting in asingle convex curvature.
 10. The method of claim 8 further comprisingthe steps of mounting an two additional pegs in an end to endarrangement on each of said two pegs on said mounting surface outwardfrom said mounting surface, placing three bottles on said two pegs, eachbottle having a bottle neck nesting in a single convex curvature.